What Thömen Spedition does

Thömen Spedition GmbH & Co. KG is a Hamburg-headquartered heavy-lift logistics provider offering crane rental, special/oversized transport, project engineering, and assembly services to enterprise customers in construction, infrastructure, wind energy, port/shipping, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. Operating from four German branch offices (Hamburg, Brunsbüttel, Leipzig, and Potsdam/Berlin), the company positions itself as a Komplettanbieter (full-service provider), bundling equipment supply, transport, permitting, project planning, and traffic/site security under a single point of contact. Customers primarily engage via project-based B2B contracts, with pricing custom-quoted per assignment rather than via published rate cards.

The company's technical backbone is a modern capital-intensive fleet: Liebherr mobile cranes with up to 1,000 t lifting capacity, Liebherr tower cranes (Obendreher up to 520 mt, Untendreher up to 125 mt), Cometto SPMT-MSPE 48T self-propelled modular transporters enabling millimeter-precise positioning of payloads up to 100 t, and Enerpac JS-Series jack-up systems used for synchronised computer-controlled lifting in bridge construction and industrial assembly. Differentiated tooling includes CRANEbee, an internally used 3D crane-planning software with AutoCAD integration launched in 2020, used for lift simulation and project engineering. The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 and SCC**-VAZ 2021 certifications and received the BSK-Award 2020.

Founded in 1927 as a vegetable transport business in Hamburg-Neuland, Thömen expanded across three further locations, built a fourth-generation family leadership under Lars Thömen and Stephanie Thömen-Steinfeld, and entered insolvency proceedings in October 2025. In December 2025, Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe acquired the Hüffermann Gruppe (Thömen's parent) as a strategic buyer, integrating Thömen with sister companies Hagedorn Schwerlastlogistik, EISELE Crane & Engineering Group, and Knaack-Krane under a combined German heavy-lift platform.

Name

Thömen Spedition

Legal name

Thömen Spedition GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://thoemen.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Thömen Spedition GmbH & Co. KG, founded 1927 and headquartered in Hamburg, provides crane rental, heavy transport logistics, project engineering, and assembly services to construction, infrastructure, wind energy, port, and industrial clients across Germany, now operating as part of Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe following its December 2025 acquisition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Crane and Transport Logistics Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Cranes & Heavy Lifting Equipment Rental/Leasing (TLABAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mobile & Crawler Cranes (IMAHAJAA), Cranes, Hoists & Overhead Material Handling (Industrial) (IMAHABAE), Specialized Trailer & Heavy Transport Equipment Providers (SPMT, Lowboy, Multi-Axle) (TLADAGAM), Port/Terminal Heavy Cargo Handling & Stevedoring (Heavy Crane Ops) (TLAIAKAD), Industrial Machinery & Rigging (Small-Scale) (HSAKAEAN)

Keywords

• Crane rental services
• Heavy transport logistics
• Project engineering services
• Heavy lift solutions
• Construction equipment rental

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Crane Rental: Rental of mobile cranes, crawler cranes, tower cranes, mobile construction cranes, loader cranes, electric cranes, trailer cranes, mini cranes, and glass installation equipment on a usage/project basis.
2. Heavy Transport & Spedition Services: Special and oversized transport services including permits, route planning, and heavy transport escort. Revenue generated per transport project.
3. Project Engineering & Heavy Lifting Services: Technical consulting, CAD planning, 3D simulation, heavy lift engineering, and project management for complex installations including machine relocations, bridge construction, and industrial assembly.
4. Work Platform & Equipment Rental: Rental of work platforms (steigers), trailer cranes, mini cranes, and glass manipulation equipment for construction and assembly projects.
5. Traffic Engineering & Site Security Services: Provision of traffic control systems, signage, mobile traffic lights, and site security services for construction sites and events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Thömen Spedition is a full-service crane and heavy logistics provider (Komplettanbieter) renting mobile cranes, crawler cranes, tower cranes, mini cranes, and work platforms; executing heavy and oversized transport with SPMT modular transporters up to 100 t payload; performing Schwermontage (heavy assembly), jack-up lifting, and project engineering with CAD/3D planning; and supplying traffic engineering and site security services. Customers include construction companies, infrastructure contractors, wind energy operators, port operators, and industrial firms across Germany and Europe, served from four branch offices with technical consulting and project management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crane Rental (Mobilkran, Mobilbaukran, Raupenkran, Gittermastkran, Ladekran, Elektrokran) Rental of mobile cranes, crawler cranes (Raupenkrane) up to 1,000 t lifting capacity, mobile construction cranes, lattice-boom cranes, compact cranes, loader cranes, and electric cranes for diverse construction, infrastructure, industrial assembly, and wind energy applications. Available nationwide and Europe-wide with technical consulting and project management.
• Tower Crane Rental (Turmdrehkrane - Obendreher & Untendreher) Rental of modern Liebherr tower cranes for construction projects, available as obendrehers (top-slewing cranes with high lifting heights and speeds) up to 520 mt and untendrehers (bottom-slewing quick-assembly cranes) up to 125 mt.
• Heavy Transport & Spedition Services (Schwertransport) Special and oversized heavy transport services up to 100 t payload nationwide and across European borders, including permit procurement, route planning, and heavy transport escort. Services include SPMT modular vehicle transports for infrastructure, wind energy, ports, and industrial projects.
• SPMT (Self-Propelled Modular Transporter) Services SPMT-MSPE 48T self-propelled modular transporter services for heavy loads in confined spaces, enabling millimetre-precise positioning through individual wheel unit steering with lift cylinders, and flexible combination into larger transport systems for infrastructure, wind energy, port, and industrial projects.
• Jack-Up Lifting Systems (Hubsysteme) Computer-controlled synchronised step-jacking heavy lift technology using Enerpac JS-Series jack-up systems, configurable up to 12 towers with stacked lift drums to mechanically hold loads. Used for lifting bridge beams, concrete blocks, and port crane structures with precision.
• Heavy Assembly & Project Engineering (Schwermontage & Engineering) Technical consulting, CAD planning, 3D simulation, heavy lift engineering, and project management for complex installations including machine relocations, bridge construction, industrial assembly, and Schwermontage. Includes combined use of SPMT and jack-up systems.
• Project Planning & CAD/Technical Consulting CAD-based project planning, 3D lift simulation, and technical consulting for crane and heavy lift projects, using the proprietary CRANEbee planning software integrated with AutoCAD.
• Traffic Engineering & Site Security Services Provision of traffic control systems, signage, mobile traffic lights, and site security services for construction sites and events.
• Work Platform & Equipment Rental (Arbeitsbühnen & Mietgeräte) Rental of work platforms (Arbeitsbühnen/Steiger), trailer cranes (Anhängerkrane) for roofers, mini cranes (Minikrane/Miniraupenkrane), and glass installation equipment for construction and assembly projects, rented nationwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Crane rental with lifting capacity up to 1,000 tonnes; SPMT transport with up to 100 tonnes payload; tower cranes with capacities up to 520 mt (obendrehers) and 125 mt (untendrehers)

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hagedorn SchwerlastlogistikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within the Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe providing heavy logistics services. Close operational cooperation enables customers to access combined crane and heavy transport services from a single group network.
• EISELE Crane & Engineering Group (Frankfurt)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished crane service provider in the Rhine-Main area offering crane rental, project business, heavy assembly, and engineering services. Fleet ranges from 30 to 500 tonne mobile cranes plus work platforms up to 103m. Benefits from group affiliation for comprehensive crane and heavy logistics services.
• Knaack-Krane (Hamburg)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHamburg-based crane service provider operating Liebherr mobile cranes, tower cranes, crawler cranes, and mobile construction cranes nationwide. Also provides transport services with MAN and Mercedes vehicles, Goldhofer trailers, SPMT, and lifting systems. Acts as partner within the Hagedorn group as a full-service crane and heavy logistics provider.
• Liebherr (equipment supplier)coreTechnology or IntegrationLiebherr is the primary equipment supplier, providing mobile cranes, tower cranes, crawler cranes, and mobile construction cranes. Thömen's fleet predominantly consists of Liebherr equipment including LTM, LG, LR, and EC-B/EC-H series cranes.
• Cometto (SPMT supplier)coreTechnology or IntegrationCometto supplies SPMT-MSPE 48T self-propelled modular transporter units used for heavy transport in infrastructure, wind energy, ports, and industrial projects.
• Enerpac (Jack-Up Systems)coreTechnology or IntegrationEnerpac supplies the JS-Series Jack-Up lifting systems used for step-jacking heavy loads in bridge construction and industrial projects, enabling precision heavy lift operations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sarens: Worldwide crane rental and heavy transport specialist operating large crawler cranes and modular transporters. Competes head-to-head with Thömen on infrastructure, wind and industrial heavy-lift tenders in Germany.
• BKL Baukran Logistik GmbH: Specialist tower-crane and mobile-crane rental operator in Germany with comprehensive fleet including Liebherr equipment. Closely comparable for construction-crane rental and project-engineering services.
• Mammoet: Global market leader in heavy lifting and transport with extensive mobile and crawler crane fleets including SPMT. Directly comparable as a full-service heavy-lift provider serving construction, energy and industrial customers across Germany and Europe.
• Felbermayr Holding GmbH: Austrian-headquartered group offering crane rental, heavy lifting and special transport across Germany and Europe. A direct competitor for high-tonnage mobile cranes and modular heavy transport in DACH-region infrastructure and energy projects.
• Knaack-Krane: Hamburg-based full-service crane and heavy transport provider (Liebherr fleet, SPMT) operating within the Hagedorn group. Direct overlap with Thömen in customer base, equipment mix and geographic coverage.
• EISELE Crane & Engineering Group: Rhine-Main crane service provider offering mobile cranes up to 500 t, work platforms, and heavy assembly. Part of the same Hagedorn group and a directly comparable German crane rental peer.
• Wiesbauer Bau GmbH: German crane rental and heavy transport company with nationwide branch coverage, mobile and crawler crane fleet, and heavy haul capabilities — directly comparable to Thömen in service mix and geographic focus on the German market.
• Hagedorn Schwerlastlogistik GmbH: Sister company within the Hagedorn group specialising in heavy transport logistics with SPMT and modular equipment. Operates the same customer verticals and increasingly shares projects with Thömen.

Emerging players

• Maxilift: Thömen's wholly-owned subsidiary (founded 1993) focusing on sale, rental and service of construction cranes. Subsidiary-level peer relevant for understanding Thömen's Baukran equipment business.

Broad incumbents

• Hüffermann Gruppe: Former parent group of Thömen with a nationwide network of crane, transport and engineering brands. Comparable as a broader multi-brand German heavy-lift platform with overlapping service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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